Where can you see the Central Neotropical River Otter?
Some of the best places to see the Central Neotropical River Otter in the wild include Yasuní National Park (Ecuador), El Palmar National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil) — among 5 wildlife hotspots across Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
+462 birds+36 mammals
Where the Caribbean's restless waters meet the Limón Province coastline, Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Sanctuary unfolds across a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity. This equatorial…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYEl Palmar National Park
Distrito Sexto, Argentina
+244 birds+14 mammals
Across the Paraná River floodplain in northeastern Argentina, palms rise from wetland and grassland in a landscape shaped by water and time. El Palmar National Park…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguaçu National Park
Brazil
+387 birds+17 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau plunges toward the Atlantic watershed, six thousand square kilometers of subtropical rainforest cling to steep gorges and river valleys in this corner…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTortuguero National Park
Roxana, Costa Rica
+420 birds+23 mammals
Canals and lagoons thread through a labyrinth of lowland rainforest where the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica meets the wetland frontier. This is terrain shaped by…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYasuní National Park
Aguarico, Ecuador
+601 birds+43 mammals
Where the western Amazon basin converges with Ecuador's Orellana Province, lowland rainforest reaches toward the horizon in an unbroken canopy of staggering botanical density. Yasuní National…
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